The quintessential French classic the Traction Avant is also regarded as a milestone classic, setting the pace for future car manufacturers with it’s monocoque construction, allied to it’s front wheel drive and superior road holding.
But while this french classic amazed people with it’s breakthrough engineering innovations, most onlookers were amazed by it’s design and the incredible low-stance made possible by the absence of a read-drive prop shaft. In French Traction Avant means front wheel drive, and is that which the French car maker implemented for his revolutionary vehicle.